Home / 13,359.09-20,038.80-5,963.94

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 13,359.09, 20,038.80 and 5,963.94

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 13,359.09, 20,038.80 and 5,963.94 is: 8,945.98

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    13,359.09 : 20,038.80 = 5,963.94 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    13,359.09/20,038.80 = 5,963.94/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    13,359.09x = 20,038.80 × 5,963.94
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    13,359.09x = 119,510,200.87
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 119,510,200.87/13,359.09
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,945.98

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.